Having appointed Renée Aguiar-Lucander as its chief executive in April and Maria Törnsén as chief operating officer a month later, Hansa Biopharma has announced the appointment of a chief medical officer (CMO). 8 July 2025
Spanish gene therapy specialist VIVEbiotech has named Patricio Massera as its new president, bringing in a seasoned CDMO leader to help scale the business following a fresh investment from US firm Ampersand Capital Partners. 4 July 2025
UK-based contract research, development and manufacturing organization Ingenza has named Nick Challoner as its new chief executive, effective October 1, 2025. He replaces founder Ian Fotheringham, who will move into the role of president. 3 July 2025
Denmark-based Vesper Bio, a biotech developing an oral therapy for frontotemporal dementia, has announced the appointment of Jacob Falck Hansen as chief executive. 1 July 2025
New Jersey, USA-based clinical-stage biotech OnCusp Therapeutics has announced the appointment of Dr Dimitry Nuyten as chief medical officer (CMO). 24 June 2025
The Alliance for Regeneration Medicine (ARM), a trade group that represents more than 400 members companies across 25 countries, including emerging and established biotech firms, has taken aim at the powers that be in US healthcare. 23 June 2025
Israel-based Medison, a creator of a first-of-its-kind unified global commercialization platform that accelerates the launch of breakthrough therapies, has announced two key additions to its global leadership team: Shay Tamari as chief business officer (CBO) and Tali Mirsky as chief legal and compliance officer (CLCO). 19 June 2025
Australian biotech PolyActiva has brought in seasoned pharma executive Jerry St Peter as chief executive, in a leadership shake-up timed with a fresh $25 million financing round and a push to commercialize its lead eye implant therapy in the USA. 19 June 2025
Cambridge, UK-based Maxion Therapeutics today announced the appointment of Dr Stefan Härtle as chief development officer, effective immediately. 17 June 2025
Symbiosis Pharmaceutical Services (Symbiosis), a global contract manufacturing organization (CMO) specializing in sterile manufacture of injectable drug products, has appointed Angelika Rublack as senior business development manager to support its expanding global client base and drive growth across several territories. 13 June 2025
US clinical-stage biotech Oncolytics Biotech today announced the appointment of Jared Kelly as chief executive (CEO) and a member of its board of directors. 11 June 2025
US ophthalmic gene therapy company Beacon Therapeutics, which is focused on restoring the vision of patients with blinding retinal diseases, has appointed Daniel Chung as chief medical officer (CMO). 9 June 2025
France-based SparingVision, a genomic medicine company focused on the treatment of retinal disease, has announced the appointment of Kalliopi ‘Kali’ Stasi, as chief medical officer, effective immediately. 9 June 2025
US cardiorenal-focussed drugmaker Ardelyx announced that Mike Kelliher, formerly executive vice president, corporate development and strategy, has been promoted to chief business officer, and James Brady has joined the company as chief human resources officer. 6 June 2025
Danish dermatology specialist LEO Pharma has appointed Helle Hedegaard Juhl as executive vice president for global people and corporate affairs (GPCA). 4 June 2025
Finland-based Faron Pharmaceuticals, a biopharma reprogramming myeloid cells to activate anti-tumor immunity in hematological and solid tumor microenvironments, has announced that its chief executive Markku Jalkanen is to retire. 7 August 2024
A change at the top is on the way at Cour Pharmaceuticals, a privately-held US biotech developing disease-modifying therapies designed to induce antigen-specific tolerance for immune-mediated diseases. 1 August 2024
German infectious disease specialist AiCuris Anti-infective Cures has announced the appointment of Cynthia Wat as chief medical officer (CMO). 30 July 2024
USA-based brain health biotech Mind Medicine (MindMed; Nasdaq: MNMD) announced the appointment of Stephanie Fagan as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer. 30 July 2024
Zymeworks has appointed Leone Patterson as executive vice president, and chief business and financial officer, effective September 1, 2024. 26 July 2024
The appointment of Dr Sicard comes at a time when the company has selected its lead candidate, DGX-01, a first-in-class recombinant protein that aims to replicate insulin-producing beta cells in t 25 July 2024
Latigo Biotherapeutics, a privately-held US biotech focused on developing non-opioid pain medicines, has appointed Nima Farzan as chief executive. 23 July 2024
Nucleome Therapeutics, a UK biotech using spatial genomics to discover precision medicines for complex diseases, has appointed Mark Bodmer as chief executive. 16 July 2024
Ophirex, a registered public benefit corporation developing an oral field treatment to address the global unmet medical needs of snakebite victims, has announced the appointment of Jeremy Gowler as chief executive. 15 July 2024
UK-based Mogrify, a regenerative medicine company developing a novel class of in vivo reprogramming therapies for diseases with high unmet clinical need, has announced the appointment of Jonathan Appleby as chief scientific officer (CSO). 15 July 2024
Henry Pelish has continued his rise up the ranks at Nuvalent, a Boston-based biopharma focused on creating precisely targeted therapies for clinically proven kinase targets in cancer. 11 July 2024
UK drug discovery firm Summit Pharmaceuticals is an Oxford-based drug discovery and development company targeting high-value areas of unmet medical need including Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and C. difficile infection.